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FIREBIRD: 'Hot Wings' To Receive European Release In July

FIREBIRD, the British band led by former CARCASS/NAPALM DEATH guitarist Bill Steer, will release their new album, "Hot Wings", in Europe in early July via Rise Above Records. The CD will be issued in Japan on May 31 through Victor Entertainment. The track listing for the effort is as follows 01. Car...

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TWISTED SISTER Frontman: 'Bikers Are Real Softies When It Comes To Babies'

The Associated Press has issued the following report: TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider and some of his biker buddies are planning a ride to raise money for premature babies. Two of the Long Island native's four children were born 7 1/2 weeks premature, prompting his involvement in the March of Dimes...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Says New VELVET REVOLVER Album Will Contain Contributions From Different Producers

VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) recently spoke to RollingStone.com about VR's upcoming sophomore album. "Lenny Kravitz wants to record us. Daniel Lanois, we want to do a track with. Pharrell will probably do one," said McKagan. "And then a myriad of others are doing two or th...

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VELVET REVOLVER To Perform At MUSICARES MAP FUND BENEFIT CONCERT

According to MTV.com, VELVET REVOLVER have been added to the list of performers scheduled for the second annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert, which is honoring METALLICA frontman James Hetfield and concert promoter and manager Bill Silva. ALICE IN CHAINS' Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney, Tom Wa...

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DRAGONLORD: New Version of 'Black Wings Of Destiny' To Include Video, Booklet, Poster

Escapi Music will be releasing a new version of DRAGONLORD's latest CD, "Black Wings of Destiny", which will feature the video for "Until the End", directed by Chad Michael Ward, and a 20-page, full-color booklet and poster. A release date for the set has yet to be announced. DRAGONLORD — the San Fr...

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GODSMACK Drummer Explains New Album Title

In a recent interview with Live-Metal.net, GODSMACK drummer Shannon Larkin addressed the significance of the title of the band's new, chart-topping album "IV", the band's touring plans and more. Excerpts follow: Live-Metal.net: "Other than it obviously being the fourth GODSMACK album, is there any s...

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END OF LEVEL BOSS Guitarist To Tour With FIREBIRD

London-based anguish rock outfit END OF LEVEL BOSS are continuing to write their second, as-yet-untitled album while scouring the earths for a new lead guitarist to replace the recently departed Jimm Ogawa. Meanwhile, END OF LEVEL BOSS vocalist/guitarist H Armstrong can be caught playing bass on the...

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PINK CREAM 69 Singer Offers Solo Album Update

PINK CREAM 69/ex-ADAGIO frontman David Readman has posted the following message on his official web site: "On the 1st of May we went it the studio to record the final five drum tracks [for Readman's solo album]. Alongside Dirk Bruinenberg [ex-ADAGIO], I have enlisted a great friend of mine, Chris Sc...

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ARCH ENEMY Confirmed For GIGANTOUR 2

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has revealed to MTV.com that his band will definitely be featured on this fall's Gigantour 2 heavy metal festival tour. "We know we're on ... the main stage, and I know it runs from late August to October," he said, adding that the only other band he knows ...

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Report: RAMMSTEIN Linked To Desecration Of Israeli Synagogue

Jerusalem Post is reporting that RAMMSTEIN — "the name of a German heavy metal band who some associate with neo-Nazism" — was spray-painted on the floor of the Great Synagogue in Petah Tikva (a city in the west of the Center District of Israel, north-east of Tel Aviv),which was broken into and ...

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AC/DC: Bagging A Bit Of BON SCOTT

Patrick Donovan of The Age's "Sticky Carpet" (web site) has issued the following report: South Yarra's Leonard Joel auction house had never seen anything like it. Last month, mingling with conservative art collectors, were some black-clad hard-core AC/DC fans wanting to take home a piece of Bon Scot...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Go On Lengthy Hiatus Following OZZFEST

SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist Daron Malakian has told MTV.com that the band's headlining stint on this summer's Ozzfest will be the last time in a "a few years" that they be appearing onstage together under the SYSTEM banner. "I'll always be a member of SYSTEM OF A DOWN," he said. "That will ...

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Former MINISTRY Drummer teams Up With R.E.M., KING CRIMSON Members In SLOW MUSIC

Greg Prato of Billboard.com is reporting that former MINISTRY/current-R.E.M. drummer Bill Rieflin has teamed up with R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck and KING CRIMSON guitarist Robert Fripp is a new project called SLOW MUSIC. The completely improvised band also features keyboardist Hector Zazu, bassist F...

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KROKUS Frontman Joins DORO On Stage In Switzerland: Photos Available

KROKUS frontman Marc Storace joined German female hard rock singer Doro Pesch (ex-WARLOCK) on stage on April 24 at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland for a rendition of her song "On My Own". Check a report and photos from the gig at this location. KROKUS recently announced the addition of German drummer St...

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H.I.M.: New 'Killing Loneliness' Video Posted Online

H.I.M.'s new video for the song "Killing Loneliness" has been posted online at this location. The new "Killing Loneliness" video was shot on April 2 in Los Angeles, California. H.I.M. were joined in the new clip — which was directed by Nathan Cox (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, MARILYN MANSON, KORN, LINKI...